Everyday living

You may find you need help with day-to-day activities, such as cleaning, shopping, cooking and household chores. There are supports and services available that could help you maintain your independence.

This section provides links to services and information on:

Cleaning and household chores

Programs and organisations to help you with household chores

Shopping assistance

Help to buy the things you need online or in person

Meal delivery and preparation services

Services to deliver food to you or help you prepare it

Key National Supports

You can also find information about the main types of support available in Australia. These are:

• National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), if you or someone you care for has disability
• My Aged Care, if you or someone you care for is older
• Department of Veterans’ Affairs, if you or someone you care for is a veteran
• Carer Gateway, for people caring for someone with disability, a medical condition, mental illness or frail aged.
• Australian Government, if you want to find government services​.
• Services Australia, for Medicare / Centrelink / Child Support Services.
• Head to Health can help you find mental health and wellbeing resources, for yourself or for someone you care about.